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They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, but our case studies prove otherwise (at least sometimes). Check out these resources to find out how sustainable design actually turns out in the real world. You might be surprised!
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AIA Top Ten Projects Demonstrate High Ideals on a Real-World Budget
News Analysis
2015 Project awards from the AIA’s Committee on the Environment (COTE) celebrate how mainstream good design can be.
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2014 AIA Top Ten Green Winners Highlight Adaptive Reuse
News Analysis
Federal government projects take three of the top honors for 2014 in the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) awards, which combine sustainability with design excellence.
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Toledo Museum Is State-of-the-Art at a Century Old
News Analysis
Solar panels and micro-turbines enable a historic art museum to reduce its electrical usage 79%.
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America’s Greenest Office Building
Blog Post
The Bullitt Center in Seattle is showing that a six-story, 52,000 square-foot building can meet the net-zero-energy, net-zero-water Living Building Challenge
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Presidio Neighborhood Is First LEED-ND 2009 Certified Project
News Analysis
The historic San Francisco redevelopment is the first to earn LEED for Neighborhood Development certification since the rating system was formally launched.
